I wish upon the shooting stars to swoop down and tame your nightmares, make them mine, not ours. I wish upon the shooting stars to bring the snow so we can share the moment for hours. I wish upon the shooting stars bring our neighbor home from space, so I can give you Mars. I wish upon the shooting stars to make this go on forever so we can keep chasing cars. I wish upon the shooting stars to bring your heart home so your smile can intoxicate for hours. I wish upon the shooting stars that we may make snow angels in the bed that is ours. ------------------------------------------ Written on November 2, 2011 by B.S. Meyers (Original Post on November 2, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers100 )
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Shooting Stars
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Snow Flowers
On that day when Hope, Faith and Sanity died, the world iced over, bitter and cold, and last snow fell upon Earth's fire, warm and steaming, taken away was Mother Nature's bliss and gone so fast. On that day when Hope, Faith and Sanity died, two hearts mourned for a time unknown, and all snow left ash behind, waiting for fires to awaken. Hearts waited for Nature's move, the end of Fall. On that day when Hope, Faith and Sanity died, Love left the heart and became a name, those snow flowers sprouted in heart and home, and shaken by fictitious loss, Hope became new life; a Rose. ------------------------------------------ Written on October 30, 2011 by B.S. Meyers (Original Post on October 30, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers99 )
Saturday, October 22, 2011
If Love Had a Name...
Sometimes I wonder what would happen if everything died. If it was all black clouds and no silver linings. If family and friends were a joke and faith had lied. Today I wonder no more and these are my findings. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if everything died. If the sun stopped shining and the world cracked open. If sanity went crazy and everyones demons cried. Today Hope went home because it couldn't keep on hopin'. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if everything died. If Earth started bleeding, when it rains it pours. If Humanity turned to dust and words were personified. Today, and all days, if love had a name it would be Yours. --------------------------------------------- Written on October 22, 2011 by B.S. Meyers (Original Post on October 22, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers98 )
Monday, October 10, 2011
Book Review: Huckleberry Finn
Huck Finn is a story of friendship, of overcoming adversity and of doing what your heart tells you, rather than what society says is the right thing to do. Huck and Jim are faced with many obstacles that they need to overcome, but some of those obstacles feel unrelated to the novel.
The entire situation with the con artists that call themselves The King and The Duke is a giant symbol of the darker parts of human nature: greed, deceit, etc. At the end of the part of the novel dealing with them, the situation does tie into the rest of the plot, but up until that point you don't quite understand why things are happening. After that point you just feel like the whole thing was a waste of time.
If diction was a genre, Mark Twain would be the father of that genre. Twain writes dialogue in so many different accents that I can't help but commend his talent. However, I believe that, while those accents are great for characterization, they take away from what the novel could be.
I believe the plot could have had much more potential if Twain spent more time with it than he did on diction. The characters are extremely believable, but some of the plot feels like rubbish. For a novel to be good it has to have both a solid plot and believable characters. I think Twain needed to find a bit of a middle-ground.
That being said, Huck Finn is one of the better classic novels that I have read.
(I'll spare you my rant about censoring literature, but if you'd like to read it go here: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers96 )
(Original Post on October 11, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers97 )
The entire situation with the con artists that call themselves The King and The Duke is a giant symbol of the darker parts of human nature: greed, deceit, etc. At the end of the part of the novel dealing with them, the situation does tie into the rest of the plot, but up until that point you don't quite understand why things are happening. After that point you just feel like the whole thing was a waste of time.
If diction was a genre, Mark Twain would be the father of that genre. Twain writes dialogue in so many different accents that I can't help but commend his talent. However, I believe that, while those accents are great for characterization, they take away from what the novel could be.
I believe the plot could have had much more potential if Twain spent more time with it than he did on diction. The characters are extremely believable, but some of the plot feels like rubbish. For a novel to be good it has to have both a solid plot and believable characters. I think Twain needed to find a bit of a middle-ground.
That being said, Huck Finn is one of the better classic novels that I have read.
(I'll spare you my rant about censoring literature, but if you'd like to read it go here: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers96 )
(Original Post on October 11, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers97 )
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Censoring Literature
This seems to be a big topic currently. The question is whether or not books should be censored because of the language the author chose to use. Let's take a closer look:
I have been reading the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain for a few weeks now and my teacher brought up the fact that it does incorporate certain words that many people find offensive. Does this mean we shouldn't be reading it? The "N-word" is a very racial term in our modern society, but in the time period that Twain wrote the novel, it was used in every day life.
It has been proposed that the word be replaced with "slave" and that the novel be reprinted with the replacement. Now, I'm sure if Twain was alive today, he would argue that this goes against his freedom of speech, but does it make the novel less than what it was meant to be if it is censored?
I believe it does. I'm not an advocate of the word and I am in no way a racist, but I firmly believe in a writer's freedom of speech. I also think the word is very important in the context of the novel. It reflects the time period of the story, as well as the society that Twain was writing about. If we censor the "N-word" and replace it with "slave", what's to stop us from censoring the word "ass" and replacing it with "donkey"? Not only does that go against a writer's freedom of speech, it also doesn't have the same meaning as the original word. "Slave" does not translate to the "N-word".
It's only my personal opinion, but if we censor literature, not only are we defying our natural human rights, we're messing with the true meanings of the novels. What are your thoughts?
(Original Post on September 29, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers96 )
I have been reading the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain for a few weeks now and my teacher brought up the fact that it does incorporate certain words that many people find offensive. Does this mean we shouldn't be reading it? The "N-word" is a very racial term in our modern society, but in the time period that Twain wrote the novel, it was used in every day life.
It has been proposed that the word be replaced with "slave" and that the novel be reprinted with the replacement. Now, I'm sure if Twain was alive today, he would argue that this goes against his freedom of speech, but does it make the novel less than what it was meant to be if it is censored?
I believe it does. I'm not an advocate of the word and I am in no way a racist, but I firmly believe in a writer's freedom of speech. I also think the word is very important in the context of the novel. It reflects the time period of the story, as well as the society that Twain was writing about. If we censor the "N-word" and replace it with "slave", what's to stop us from censoring the word "ass" and replacing it with "donkey"? Not only does that go against a writer's freedom of speech, it also doesn't have the same meaning as the original word. "Slave" does not translate to the "N-word".
It's only my personal opinion, but if we censor literature, not only are we defying our natural human rights, we're messing with the true meanings of the novels. What are your thoughts?
(Original Post on September 29, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers96 )
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Book Review: Last Night
Richard Allen is another of my favorite tweeters and I've just read his short story "Last Night". Here's what I thought of it.
The story begins with an unnamed narrator, a writer, working in his uncle's restaurant. Working along side him is Roger. Roger is an unlikely football jock who has always been nice to the narrator for whatever reason. The narrator tells us about Roger's tragic story of getting injured and being unable to play football again.
The story continues with a conversation between the two about what you would do if you couldn't do what you love anymore and it ends with chills running down your spine!
Richard's writing style is very appealing to me. It's very detailed, yet simple, and has little focus on dialogue in the beginning, which usually turns me off, but the dialogue in the end and the narrator's thoughts make up for that. The story is so realistic that you almost wonder if it's a part a Richard's life.
I recommend that you all go pick up a FREE copy of "Last Night" on Smashwords! (Yes, it's free!) After that you can check out Richard Allen's Blog, his Facebook Fan Page and his Twitter!
(Original Post on September 10, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers93 )
The story begins with an unnamed narrator, a writer, working in his uncle's restaurant. Working along side him is Roger. Roger is an unlikely football jock who has always been nice to the narrator for whatever reason. The narrator tells us about Roger's tragic story of getting injured and being unable to play football again.The story continues with a conversation between the two about what you would do if you couldn't do what you love anymore and it ends with chills running down your spine!
Richard's writing style is very appealing to me. It's very detailed, yet simple, and has little focus on dialogue in the beginning, which usually turns me off, but the dialogue in the end and the narrator's thoughts make up for that. The story is so realistic that you almost wonder if it's a part a Richard's life.
I recommend that you all go pick up a FREE copy of "Last Night" on Smashwords! (Yes, it's free!) After that you can check out Richard Allen's Blog, his Facebook Fan Page and his Twitter!
(Original Post on September 10, 2011 at: http://dft.ba/-BSMeyers93 )
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